September 22, 2022 Blog Using FileMaker’s Data Migration Tool What is the FileMaker Data Migration Tool? Why would I want to use it? To put it simply, the FileMaker Data Migration Tool, commonly referred to as the FM DMT, is a command-line tool that allows you to import data from one FileMaker file to another with one command line. Read more By Weihao Ding
July 11, 2022 Blog FileMaker WAN performance Improve WAN in FileMaker I’m going to follow the 80-20 rule and detail two things you can do that will most likely improve your solution’s WAN performance. Read more By Weihao Ding
June 3, 2022 Blog FileMaker FileMaker variablesVariable scope Variable Scope Variable scope is a key concept in Claris FileMaker. This article will explain the differences between the three variable scopes and introduce some common use cases for each. Also, did you know FileMaker secretly introduced a fourth scope type with the introduction of the While () function? Read more By Weihao Ding
April 19, 2022 Blog FileMaker FileMaker Techniques code commentsCode readability Code Readability: Good Comments vs. Bad Comments This article will show examples of good comments vs. bad comments, and how you can improve your code readability by following a few key principles. In our previous blog posts on code readability, we showed how to enhance code readability by using spacing and meaningful naming without adding comments. Read more By Weihao Ding
March 9, 2022 Blog FileMaker Techniques Code readabilityCode Spacing Improve Code Readability with Spacing Do you really need to use comments to enhance readability? Sometimes a few empty rows will do a great job. Read more By Weihao Ding